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  • Virginia Sharma joins Google Cloud as India marketing head

    Virginia Sharma joins Google Cloud as India marketing head

    Mumbai: Former JioSaavn executive Virginia Sharma has joined Google Cloud as the India marketing head. 

    At JioSaavn, Sharma worked as vice president – brand solutions, where she was responsible for driving the adoption of the audio OTT platform’s advertising solutions for brands and overseeing agency and client relationships.

    Previously, she was associated with LinkedIn as sales director – marketing solutions for about six years. 

    Her earlier stints also include software major IBM, where she served in various roles including vice president, marketing, systems and technology group; CMO India/VP, marketing and communications; director, marketing and communications, software among others. 

    An Indian School of Business alumnus, Sharma has been in the marketing sphere since 1999.

  • AMG, Google ink multi-year and multi-platform partnership

    AMG, Google ink multi-year and multi-platform partnership

    Mumbai: Allen Media Group (AMG) and Google have announced a new multi-year and multi-platform strategic partnership to accelerate growth across AMG’s entire portfolio of media and digital properties, providing data-driven and secure technology solutions in service of AMG’s current phase of rapid expansion.

    Google Cloud will provide its secure and scalable cloud infrastructure to power AMG’s digital evolution, deepening its connection and relationships with its audiences worldwide. “Using Google Cloud will also enable AMG to build apps faster, make smarter business decisions, and connect to its audiences anywhere, while also enabling access to business insights using Google Cloud’s data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning capabilities,” said the statement.

    “All of our Allen Media Group properties are growing at an unprecedented rate, and our partnership with Google is a key step in our continued global transformation,” stated AMG founder, chairman and CEO Byron Allen. “By leveraging Google’s technology, distribution, marketing, ad sales platforms, enormous capital support, and expertise, Allen Media Group will seamlessly build and enhance our reach and revenue worldwide.”

    AMG will also expand its YouTube TV carriage in 2022, initially with The Weather Channel and select Allen Media Group Networks, with additional nets launching later.

    Additionally, Allen Media Digital and Google will continue to work together to bring AMG’s streaming offerings to more consumers on the devices of their choice via Google Play to Android phones and tablets, as well as Google TV and other Android TV OS devices.

    “Allen Media Group’s vast portfolio of properties represents a tremendous opportunity to engage audiences worldwide,” said Google president of global partnerships Don Harrison. “We’re thrilled to partner with Allen Media Group to offer Google’s secure technology solutions, data analytics and distribution platforms as it continues to transform its business digitally and connect with more viewers globally.”

  • Wipro’s former COO Bhanumurthy Ballapuram joins Google Cloud

    Wipro’s former COO Bhanumurthy Ballapuram joins Google Cloud

    Mumbai: Wipro Ltd’s former president and chief operating officer (COO) Bhanumurthy Ballapuram has joined the regional leadership team at Google Cloud as vice president for customer experience of the Japan and Asia Pacific region.

    Ballapuram will report to Google Cloud’s global vice president for customer experience, John Jester, who is based in the US, according to a statement released on Tuesday.

    An NIT Warangal and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, Ballapuram served as president and COO of Wipro until he moved on from the IT major in June this year. Joined in 1992 as senior VP, he oversaw business application services during his tenure, which is by far the largest service line for Wipro. 

    He has over 25 years of experience in senior management roles in the high-growth IT services industry.

    “Ballapuram will partner with our regional leadership, including Karan Bajwa for APAC and Tomoyuki Hirate for Japan to further our commitment to the success of our customers and continue to advance Google Cloud’s enterprise momentum in the market,” Google Cloud said in a statement.

  • Karan Bajwa is new Google Cloud Asia Pacific chief

    Karan Bajwa is new Google Cloud Asia Pacific chief

    NEW DELHI: Google Cloud has elevated Karan Bajwa, who currently leads Google Cloud in India, as the company’s new leader for Asia Pacific. Bajwa will lead all regional revenue and go-to-market operations for Google Cloud, including on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Workspace from today. 

    He succeeds Rick Harshman who leaves the organisation for a new opportunity. Bajwa is currently based in Gurgaon, India, but will relocate to Singapore in 2021. He will also continue to lead Google Cloud in India until a new senior leader for the business is appointed. He will report to Google Cloud president of sales Rob Enslin.

    “Since Karan joined us in March 2020, Google Cloud in India has grown from strength to strength. He’s advanced the digital transformation journeys of many large Indian organisations across industries and successfully expanded our partner community. He brings tremendous management and sales experience with him to this regional role, and we’re thrilled to have him at the helm of our APAC business,” said Enslin. 

    “With the disruptions of 2020 behind us, a true test of 2021 will be how companies replatform and build on the cloud not only for resilience but agility and innovation, and I’m excited for the opportunity to lead Google Cloud’s business in APAC to maximise this next phase of growth,” said Bajwa. 

    Google Cloud is on a strong growth trajectory within Asia Pacific and counts ANZ Bank, Lendlease, Optus, Sharechat, Tech Mahindra, L&T Finance, Wipro, Samsung Electronics, Foxconn, Kia Motors, Go-JEK, Tokopedia, and XL Axiata as customers to name a few. The company has also invested in technical infrastructure in the region, having launched its GCP regions in Jakarta and Seoul last year, with planned expansion to Delhi and Melbourne in 2021.

    Bajwa has nearly 20 years of experience and has worked across multiple technology companies such as IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, and IBM. 

  • Google Cloud to elevate Synamedia’s OTT offerings

    Google Cloud to elevate Synamedia’s OTT offerings

    MUMBAI: Synamedia, the world’s largest independent video software provider, has partnered with Google Cloud to expand its video network portfolio with new over-the-top (OTT) “as a service” offerings. This partnership enables Synamedia to further address customer needs for high availability, increased scalability and maximized performance for OTT services while simultaneously reducing operational costs and complexity, particularly with live sports events.

    To be successful in the new video landscape, service providers require similar viewing experiences between live broadcast and OTT streams at scale. One primary challenge for OTT services is latency, often airing delays up to a minute behind traditional broadcast TV, commonly referred to as the “goal effect.” With this partnership, both OTT streaming services and traditional broadcasters will benefit from Google Cloud’s best-in-class low latency network and Synamedia’s best-in-class low latency solution for live linear video delivery. Synamedia achieves this from content ingest to OTT device delivery in 5 to 7 seconds – equivalent to broadcast capabilities.

    A recent report cites a 58 per cent year-over-year increase in streaming video consumption in 2019. As more viewers look to OTT services for video content, OTT service providers can reach enhanced video network stability and maximized channel uptime with Synamedia’s proven high availability deployment options on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

    “As the live TV landscape shifts toward OTT delivery, the industry needs technology that matches what viewers have become accustomed to with premium digital TV services,” said Julien Signes, Senior VP and general manager, video network, Synamedia. “Thanks to our partnership with Google Cloud, we are enabling the Infinite Entertainment viewers expect, without delay and with the highest quality.”

    Synamedia will leverage Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), an enterprise-grade platform for containerized applications, to enable customers to scale as they grow with an end-to-end automation pipeline that can ramp up media processing workflows in minutes and recover from disasters more quickly than ever before. This video network “as-a-service” offering unifies previously siloed workflows on one platform, making operations more seamless and deployment faster.

    This partnership will also bring together artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation from both companies to enable customers to create powerful content and better media experiences. Intelligent pattern matching techniques allow deep content awareness in media workflows, providing premium experiences such as live sports with minimal bandwidth requirements.

    “We’re excited to partner with Synamedia to help advance the future of streaming video and entertainment,” said Anil Jain, managing director, media & entertainment industry solutions at Google Cloud. “By delivering Synamedia’s portfolio of OTT solutions, running as a service on Google Cloud, we can deliver high-uptime, low-latency, and scalable video services to businesses around the world.”

    Synamedia’s video network portfolio includes award-winning services and solutions that enable secure distribution, processing and delivery of media.

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  • Ooyala and Google Cloud Collaborate to Revolutionize the Content Supply Chain for Media Owners

    Ooyala and Google Cloud Collaborate to Revolutionize the Content Supply Chain for Media Owners

    Singapore: Ooyala, a leader in content supply chain solutions for OTT, content production, and digital distribution, announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to leverage robust Google Cloud technologies for the cutting-edge Ooyala Flex Media Platform, which empowers media owners to automate their video workflows, expand their audiences and get content to market faster, and with greater flexibility and security.  

    One of the world’s fastest growing content supply chain solutions being used by innovative content owners to simplify millions of video workflows, the Ooyala Flex Media Platform is an open and extensible solution that powers media delivery, workflow orchestration and content monetization.  The platform will now run on the modern, scalable and secure Google Cloud Platform, tapping into the Google Compute Engine for scalability and robust performance, Google Cloud Storage for unified and secured storage, and the Google Cloud global network for fast and high performing content delivery.  

    “We’re excited to be collaborating with Google Cloud. Around the world, media companies are looking for ways to deliver and monetize their content faster, and with far greater flexibility and efficiencies.” said Jonathan Huberman, CEO, Ooyala. “Our collaboration with Google Cloud will further strengthen our position as a leading technology provider for global broadcasters and media companies.” 

    The Ooyala Flex Media Platform running on Google Cloud Platform will empower innovative media owners to automate video workflows for greater efficiencies, expand their audiences globally, scale their business with confidence and drive more revenue.